How do you assess quality of care in the Intensive Care Unit?
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Several measures of ICU performance have been proposed in the past 30 years. It is intuitive, and correct, to assume that ICU mortality may be a useful marker of quality. However, crude mortality rates does …

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Articles Archive for July 2007

Safety in Critical Care
Saturday, 28 Jul, 2007 – 10:16 | No Comment
Safety in Critical Care

Dr. Christofer Utz did an excellent review of the Critical Care Safety Study published in 2005 Critical Care Medicine. The primary objective of this study was to identify the incidence and rates of adverse events …

Summer NEO Critical Care Society Meeting Minutes
Thursday, 19 Jul, 2007 – 21:40 | No Comment
Summer NEO Critical Care Society Meeting Minutes

The summer edition of the North Eastern Ohio Critical Care Society (NEOCCS) was held at Johnny’s Downtown in Cleveland, OH. The event was sponsored by Hospira. The meetings featured Intensivists-Anesthesiologists, Critical Care Fellows, Residents and …

Acute Renal Failure in Sepsis
Thursday, 19 Jul, 2007 – 19:48 | No Comment
Acute Renal Failure in Sepsis

Dr. Michael Fernando (CA-2) did an excellent presentation of Acute Renal Failure and Sepsis featured in the July 2004 New England Journal of Medicine. With the significant morbidity and mortality associated with sepsis, septic shock …

Sepsis induced Myocardial Dysfunction
Wednesday, 18 Jul, 2007 – 19:53 | No Comment
Sepsis induced Myocardial Dysfunction

Dr. Ricardo Riveros (CA-2) presents a thorough review of Mechanisms of Sepsis-Induced Cardiac Dysfuntion featured in the May 2007 Critical Care Medicine. This was a very difficult review of basic science as well as the …

Critical Care Ethics
Monday, 16 Jul, 2007 – 21:29 | No Comment
Critical Care Ethics

Dr. Martin L. Smith (Dept. of Bioethics CCF) led a thought provoking discussion on the controversial and sometimes very difficul issues dealing with end of life care and decision making abilities in the ICU. Several …

It is a work in progress!
Tuesday, 10 Jul, 2007 – 13:00 | No Comment
It is a work in progress!

Just bare with me over the next few weeks and we will have this website loaded with useful information and resources. Meanwhile, please subscribe to the website using the link to the right. This way …

Let "The Minutes" begin!
Thursday, 5 Jul, 2007 – 20:05 | No Comment
Let "The Minutes" begin!

Hello everyone. Welcome to the debut of Critical Care Minutes. This blog is to be an educational and entertaining journey through the life in the ICU. I started my fellowship one week ago and already …